The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and requests that a VA examination be conducted to determine if the Veteran's epididymitis and/or urethral stricture were related to service or caused by his diabetes.
The deciding factor: Incomplete development of the record, specifically regarding whether the Veteran’s epididymitis and/or urethral stricture were likely present during service or otherwise related to service, as well as whether they were caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent epididymitis, residuals of right orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19186305
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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